Doily Ombre Resist

Welcome

I am afraid I have not been around much as I am having a series of major changes in my life - I am packing up my house to move, and as I am down sizing, I am also purging... all I can say is that it is quite a slow process as I work through what to keep and what to 'purge'. 

This week at Word Art Wednesday we are sponsored by Stix2 Anything and are supplying a wonderful package of top quantity product as the prize this fortnight.

My card started as a piece of card that I had coloured in an ombre sequence with water colour crayons.

I then took a foam stamp that I had made using a doily die cut, and stamped and clear embossed it over the background. 

Next came a generous layer of Chipped Sapphire DI, the embossed image was wiped off, and voila, a fabulous sunrise or sunset impression! 

The colours in the image were echoed in the ribbon and ric rac when I assembled the card

The wonderful scripture was die cut using a MB stitched rectangle die - it is available as a freebie over on the word Art Wednesday site

I finished the inside with the narrow stripe of the inked background 

I am linking this to:

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Week #35 - Anything Goes

Everybody Art Challenge #473 - Anything Goes

lemon Shortbread Challenge #127 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Colouring in Scrapland July/August Challenge - Summer Time or Anything Goes

Crafting Happiness Challenge #63 - Anything Goes

Jan's Digi Stamps August Challenge - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2034 - Anything Goes

The Paper Girls Challenge #206 Emboss Like a Boss

Reverse Stenciled leaves

Welcome

I prevented blogger from swallowing my signature this time, but it was another learning curve. 

I guess there are many of us in blog-land on the same trajectory!

At Word Art Wednesday ,  Hello Bluebird, are sponsoring the prize for this new challenge 

My card this week features the wonderful scripture that is available as a freebie on the Word Art Wednesday website, from Psalm 77.

I started with a background of sponged DIs - Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold and Peeled Paint, which turned a blue shade over the Dried Marigold... 

The verse was die cut with a Spellbinders oval die, layered over the matching scalloped die, and liberally sponged with Spiced Marmalade

That panel was then stenciled with black ink - an inspiration from Gina K. - using a STAMPlorations stencil. The edges on this panel, and the card base were all run over the Spiced Marmalade ink pad.

The wee flowers are from Rosie's Crafts, and I swiped them with the brush I used in the Spiced Marmalade ink, just to add a touch of colour to the edges of the petals.

I used a trimming from the stenciled panel for the inside

I am linking this to:

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #463 - Use a Stencil

Arty Diva's Challenge #28 - Anything Goes

Ally's Angels Challenge #36 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2032 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Week #32 - Anything Goes

Ike's World Challenge - T is for Three of a Kind (Or AG) 

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #126 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Jan's Digi Stamps August Challenge Anything Goes

Polka Doodles Challenge Week #32 - Anything Goes

 

Masculine Make with A Homemade Stamp

Welcome

I needed a masculine card, and this is the result!

I was inspired by this technique video by Natasha Foote. 

I started by making my stamp, using a very old Cuttlebug die and foam, as per the instructions

I then stamped it over a panel that I had blended DOX inks over, and clear heat embossed.  I then took Chipped Sapphire DI and sponged it over the whole panel until I had a good coverage.

That's when the magic happens, especially once you wipe the excess ink off the embossed area!

After mounting the panel over a light blue base, I added some black pearls and the stamped greeting from a Dark Room Door set.

The final detail was the bakers twine across the top

I did not add anything inside to this card

I am linking this to:

The Crafter's Cafe August Challenge - Anything Goes

Arty Diva's Challenge #27 - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon Challenge #561 - Happy Days

The House That Stamps Built Challenge #520 - In The Dark

Crafty Chicks Challenge #519 - Stamp Act

Craft Rocket Challenge #73 - Birthday

Aud Sentiments Challenge #257 - Anything Goes with a Sentiment

Polka Doodles Challenge Week #32 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Week #31 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #450-451 - Anything Goes

Blessings

Maxine

(The new Blogger gobbled my signature panel on this post!)

Swapped Strips

• Welcome

This card was made for the (N.Z.) swap group I am in, and the challenge was to use the 'strip technique' background that is currently quite popular 

For my background I took a piece I had embossed, using (spritzed) Brushos in the folder - I was not that happy with it, but when I cut it, swapped the pieces around and remounted them, I loved it!

The sentiment was die cut from an unmarked die I was given, in the same card as the base.  I added a layer of Clear Kindy Glitz on it, and when dry, a layer of Glossy Accents.  The photo does not do it justice, as it was very pretty IRL.

The smiley face was another unidentified die, and I also coated it with glossy accents

The flower is an old S.B. die set, cut from snippets, with the layers  held together with a brad - I chose the colours as they are in the background panel.  The greenery is also cut from an old S.B die set, and again cut from snippets

This is a close up of the many colours that appeared on the Brusho's panel.

I decorated the inside using a strip from the side of the Brusho panel, trimmed off before it was cut down into the strips.

I am linking this to:

Catch The Bug August Challenge - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon Challenge #560 - Give Us Your Background

A Gem of a Challenge Week #16 - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge #8, 2020 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #139 - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams August Challenge - Anything Goes

Angie's Digital Stamps Challenge #45 - Anything Goes (opt Twist not used)

Krafty Chicks Challenge #518 - Anything Goes

Pixie's Snippets Playground Challenge #383 - Anything Goes using Snippets

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #450 - 451 - Anything Goes

Distressed Brusho's Galaxy

Welcome

Today's post is part of my DT commitment to Word Art Wednesday, and the new challenge starts today, with  Heartfelt Creations as our sponsor, and they are donating as the prize for the (random) winner, 

a generous $25 Gift Card

The beautiful scripture is available free on the website too, but it is not compulsory to use it.

The background was a piece of watercolour paper that I had 'played' with Brusho's on, including some gold powder, which does not show well in this photo, but there is one later that really picks up the shine

I decided to add some texture by distressing the edges of all the layers, and then inking it with (Memento) Mediterranean Blue ink.

The wee moon topper is from the Kaisercraft Sky Watch paper pad, and I covered it with some glossy accents to add some shimmer and dimension

There was more sparkle inside where I used some blue glitter scotch tape.

I am linking this to:

Crafty Creations July Challenge #411 - Anything Goes

 Creative Moments Challenge #195 - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon Challenge #560 - Create You Own Background

The Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Arty Diva's Challenge #27 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Week #30 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #125 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Butterflies and Ribbon

Welcome,

I'm afraid that life has become very busy, and will be for the next month or more, so I may not be blogging, or visiting, very much over the next few weeks.

I enjoyed making this card.  My starting point was the lovely card from a Prima pad of wee cards.

Once I had decided that that would be the focal point, I then had to work out what would go with it...

So there was the greeting, embossed in gold and die cut, with the edges sponged with Tea Die D.I., which I also used to sponge all the edges with.

The patterned paper has been in my stash for a long time - I am not sure where it came from. 

The butterflies were cut from some silver card using a wee die that cuts various ones all at once - again I have had it 'forever' - I think it is one from Stampin' Up. 

I added lace across the bottom of the striped panel, and two layers of ribbon on the mini-card, tying a wee knot with the thinner ribbon, catching both layers.

The base of the card is some Kraft cardstock I managed to buy - it's as scarce as hen's teeth here!

The inside was (sort of) randomly stamped with a butterfly stamp - again in the Tea Die ink.

 

I am linking this to:

The Artsy Stamper Challenge #20 - Birthday

Ike's World Challenge #124 - S for Show us your Christmas or A/G

Arty Diva's Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #29 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #124 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Christmas in July week #3 or A/G

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2029 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #448, #449 - Anything Goes

Encouragement in Sea Tones

Welcome

Today's card is for the Word Art Wednesday new challenge.

This week we are being sponsored by CAS-ual Fridays, who are providing a $20 gift code

My card is a gate fold one, on a base of kraft card

I used paper from the Craftworks Oceania pack.  

I love the coarse glitter on this sheet that reminds me of sand

The wonderful verse was printed, die cut with a S.B rectangle, and sponged with Broken China DI before being removed from the die.  That was mounted on a scalloped rectangle of silver glitter card.

The only embellishments were a few clear rhinestones and some silver ribbon

The inside panel was sponged with ink before being adhered, and a snippet of the paper added.

I am linking this to:

 Arty Diva's Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #28 - Anything Goes

Lemon short Bread Challenge #124 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting Happiness Challenge #57 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2028 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #136 - Anything Goes

The Alphabet Challenge - G is for Glitter or Gems

Crafter's Castle July Challenge - Anything Goes